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Roster construction

Metric Value Lg avg Diff Rank Percentile
Plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters 716 667 +48 17th of 30
Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters 16.0% 16.0% — 16th of 30
WAR bled by sub-replacement hitters -2.0 -2.2 +0.2 14th of 30
Count of sub-replacement hitters 5 5 — 13th of 30
Batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers 170 797 −627 2nd of 30
Share of batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers 4.3% 19.0% −14.7% 2nd of 30
WAR of the club's best position player 3.4 3.5 −0.1 13th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best position players 8.7 7.9 +0.8 8th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's five best position players 11.9 11.0 +0.9 9th of 30
Total position-player WAR 12.8 12.7 +0.1 14th of 30
Total pitching WAR 14.2 9.6 +4.6 5th of 30
Share of position-player WAR from the top three 68.0% 66.7% +1.3% 11th of 30
Concentration of WAR across the lineup 0.38 0.41 −0.03 18th of 30
Position players with a 2+ WAR season 3 2 — 6th of 30
Position players with a 4+ WAR season 0 0 — 8th of 30
Hitters used 22 20 +1 7th of 30
Plate-appearance-weighted batting age 28.6 28.4 +0.2 15th of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under 402 969 −567 29th of 30
Share of plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under 9.0% 23.3% −14.4% 29th of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 35 and older 0 273 −273 18th of 30

Staff shape

Metric Value Lg avg Diff Rank Percentile
Pitchers used 24 25 −1 23rd of 30
Rotation WAR 10.9 8.4 +2.5 9th of 30
Bullpen WAR 4.0 3.0 +1.0 11th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best starters 7.2 6.3 +0.9 10th of 30
Share of innings thrown by starters 69.0% 70.8% −1.8% 20th of 30
Quality starts 45 36 +8 5th of 30
Blown saves 10 16 −6 2nd of 30

Results

Metric Value Lg avg Diff Rank Percentile
Run differential 50 0 +50 6th of 30
Run differential per game 0.46 0.00 +0.46 6th of 30
Runs scored per game 4.20 4.50 −0.30 22nd of 30
Runs allowed per game 3.74 4.50 −0.76 2nd of 30
Winning percentage .528 .500 +.028 7th of 30
Pythagorean winning percentage .553 .501 +.052 6th of 30
Wins above Pythagorean expectation -2.7 -0.1 −2.6 23rd of 30
Winning percentage in one-run games .458 .500 −.042 21st of 30
Winning percentage in games decided by five or more .576 .498 +.078 7th of 30
Winning percentage in extra innings .571 .516 +.054 9th of 30
Home winning percentage .463 .523 −.060 24th of 30
Road winning percentage .593 .478 +.115 4th of 30
Winning percentage within the division .486 .500 −.014 18th of 30
Longest winning streak 15 6 +9 1st of 30

Batting

Metric Value Lg avg Diff Rank Percentile
Team Games 108 109 −1 26th of 30
Team Plate Appearances 4039 4131 −92 30th of 30
Team At Bats 3596 3669 −73 29th of 30
Team Runs 454 491 −37 24th of 30
Team Hits 878 894 −16 18th of 30
Team Doubles 189 171 +17 7th of 30
Team Triples 18 14 +3 9th of 30
Team Home Runs 104 126 −22 28th of 30
Team Runs Batted In 436 469 −33 24th of 30
Team Stolen Bases 80 74 +5 10th of 30
Team Walks 325 367 −42 27th of 30
Team Strikeouts 892 915 −23 10th of 30
Team Walk Rate 8.0% 8.9% −0.9% 26th of 30
Team Strikeout Rate 22.1% 22.2% −0.1% 15th of 30
Team Batting Average .244 .244 — 15th of 30
Team On-Base Percentage .315 .318 −.003 15th of 30
Team Slugging Percentage .393 .402 −.008 22nd of 30
Team On-Base Plus Slugging .708 .720 −.012 20th of 30

Pitching

Metric Value Lg avg Diff Rank Percentile
Team Wins 57 54 +2 7th of 30
Team Losses 51 54 −3 7th of 30
Team Saves 31 28 +2 10th of 30
Team Games 108 109 −1 26th of 30
Team Games Started 108 109 −1 26th of 30
Team Innings Pitched 958.1 967.2 −9.1 28th of 30
Team Innings per Game 8.9 8.9 — 3rd of 30
Team Strikeouts 923 915 +7 15th of 30
Team Strikeouts per 9 Innings 8.7 8.5 +0.2 11th of 30
Team Walks per 9 Innings 2.8 3.4 −0.6 3rd of 30
Team Earned Run Average 3.54 4.18 −0.64 3rd of 30

Rank is among the MLB clubs with a value for that metric, best first. Descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) are ranked but not colored — for them, "high" isn't "good".